Today we’re wrapping up our discussion of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. Kevin Maynor: With all of the triumph and the pageantry of what we expect and what would be called a grand opera. Nimet Habachy: Egypt ...

"Aida" may be the grandest opera in the repertoire, demanding vast musical and theatrical resources to do justice to Verdi's dazzling fantasy of Ancient Egypt. But at its core, "Aida" is an ...

Arguably the most popular opera set in ancient Egypt, Aida was created to celebrate the opening of Cairo's Khedivial Opera House in 1871. Set in an ancient Egypt convulsed by war, the opera ...

Mayer said he wanted to maintain the spirit of “Aida” while highlighting provocative themes, like the impact of Egypt’s raid on Ethiopia and the removal of cultural artifacts by Western ...

The singer shines in Michael Mayer’s staging of Verdi’s tragic opera in this presentation from ‘Great Performances at the Met ...

Cape Town Opera delivers a superb production of one of opera’s true classics, Aida. This production reimagines the setting in an African futurist time and landscape.

After 100 years in Ogden, Peery’s Egyptian Theater celebrates a century of drama, entertainment and community with a production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s smash-hit musical “Aida.” ...

The Met’s new production of “Aida,” which runs through May, is directed by Michael Mayer and features projections that evoke ancient Egypt, dancing that suggests hieroglyphics, and a ...

“Aida” follows the epic love story between the titular character (Michelle Johnson), an Ethiopian princess captured and enslaved by Egyptians, and Radamès (Diego Torre), an Egyptian military ...

The Observatory urges the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally lift the travel ban against Aida Seif El-Dawla and put an end to all acts of harassment against El Nadeem Center as ...